Officials consider keeping middle school wing

August 14, 2007|By Russ Keen

Some officials are having second thoughts about demolishing the oldest portion of Simmons Middle School at 1300 S. Third St. Maybe the district should hang onto Simmons' 1929 wing given the possibility of increased enrollment in upcoming years, school board member Bob Nikolas said at this week's board meeting. Board member Brad Olson, however, said he opposes using the wing for classrooms. But using it for storage might be OK, he said. Read more in Wednesday's American News.